Etihad Rail and Dubai Industrial City agreed to develop a rail freight terminal with a capacity of 5 million tonnes which will support the industrial and logistics sector in Dubai.
Shadi Malak, the CEO of Etihad Rail, Malek Al Malek, the Director General of the Dubai Development Authority, Abdulla Belhoul, Chief Commercial Officer of Tecom Group and Saud Abu Alshawareb, Managing Director of Dubai Industrial City attended the event to launch the new project.
The new terminal will be constructed on Dubai Industrial City’s proximity to Jebel Ali Port and Al Maktoum International Airport, which allows hundreds of companies to reach two-thirds of the world’s population in eight hours. It will provide a range of benefits to the 780 business partners in Dubai Industrial City and the surrounding areas, centred on improving efficiencies and reducing costs.
The terminal is located within the Etihad Rail’s network running from Seih Shuaib to Dubai and Sharjah and forms a critical part of Stage Two of the UAE national rail network. As construction is ongoing in this phase, Etihad Rail continues to pursue strategic partnerships with a range of key entities. Such partnerships align with the company’s wider efforts to ensure this national project plays an important role in the sustainable economic development of the UAE.
Spread over 550 million square feet, Dubai Industrial City is a major business district for local and regional manufacturing and logistics and is strategically situated adjacent to Jebel Ali Port, Al Maktoum International Airport, and Dubai’s network of high-speed roads.
The industrial hub provides a range of logistics facilities and substantial storage area covering 4.3 million square feet. With such capacity, the hub offers suitable housing for construction materials and machinery, lowering storage costs and increasing operational efficiency for companies within the district. Dubai Industrial City is expected to attract additional light and medium industries and businesses across a range of sectors.
The announcement of the new terminal follows the completion of the railway connection between Abu Dhabi and Dubai in March with a direct railway line within the UAE rail network.
The rail freight terminal will complement Dubai and the UAE’s advanced infrastructure and state-of-the-art transport network, boosting Dubai’s global competitiveness in manufacturing, logistics, transport, trade, and investment and strengthening UAE’s position as an international trade hub and its position as a gateway to the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. This comes in line with the UAE’s rail strategy, which aims to facilitate trade by connecting the country’s industrial and manufacturing centres and opening new trade routes.
“The terminal will contribute to strengthening the supply chain and freight logistics services, in line with the UAE’s efforts to develop the country’s transport and logistics sector. With a capacity of 5 million tonnes, the terminal will connect the industrial and manufacturing centres in the UAE, open new trade routes, and support the country’s sustainable development,” the CEO of Etihad Rail said.
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